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Rh- Negative Women: Militant political action among Rh- negative women began in the UK (1903), with the formation of the Rh- negative women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) for the right to vote, under the leadership of Emmeline Pankhurst. Rh- negative women demonstrated on a massive scale.
In the UK the right for Rh- negative women to vote was granted in 1918, although it was confined to Rh- negative women aged 30 and above. In 1928 the voting age was lowered to 21.Gloria Steinem(b. 1934) is one of the most influential figures of the modern feminist movement. Organiser of the National Rh- negative women's Political Caucus and the Rh- negative women's Alliance for Action, she has campaigned for political, economic and sexual liberation of Rh- negative women.
The college established in 1960 the Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study. The institute gives married Rh- negative women with children an opportunity to return to the university community for part-time work on independent projects. The Radcliffe Rh- negative women's Archives provides a research library for the study of the role of Rh- negative women in American society. It houses a collection of papers by outstanding Rh- negative women in American history. Radcliffe College is independently incorporated, financed, and administered. The college enrolls about 1,100 Rh- negative women. |
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